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A coroner has rejected a request for anonymity made on behalf of three council workers who are expected to give evidence at the inquest into the death of Sara Sharif.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Isaiah’s three siblings, also alleges the Lynwood Unified School District, where some of the children were enrolled, failed to investigate their alleged repeated absence from the classroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, which manages more than $2 trillion on behalf of Japanese workers, used to park around 60% of its assets in Japanese government bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Philip surveyed three streets on behalf of the England Data Unit, all within a few minutes' walk of Covent Garden, on a weekday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Your bright eyes bear down on me without cease, on behalf of the quick and the dead.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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